HCB EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
radial - Answer-wrist
brachial - Answer-upper arm
carotid - Answer-neck
Popliteal - Answer-back of knee
dorsalis pedis - Answer-runs along line between 1st and 2nd toe, pulse felt midfoot
posterior tibeal - Answer-divides btwn medial malleolus and heel into lateral and medial
plantar arteries
oxygen saturation - Answer-the ratio of the amount of oxygen present in the blood to the
amount that could be carried, expressed as a percentage
sphygmomanometer - Answer-instrument to measure blood pressure
98.6 - Answer-normal oral and tympanic temperature
99.6 - Answer-Normal rectal temperature
97.6 - Answer-normal axillary temperature
60-100 - Answer-Normal pulse rate
12-20 - Answer-normal respiratory rate
96-100 - Answer-Oximeter reading in a normal, healthy person
below 120 - Answer-normal systolic blood pressure
below 80 - Answer-normal diastolic blood pressure
cyanosis - Answer-a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or
inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
distension - Answer-a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal
mechanism of injury - Answer-a force or forces that may have caused injury
orthopnea - Answer-discomfort or difficulty in breathing while lying flat; difficulty is
relieved by sitting up
radial - Answer-wrist
brachial - Answer-upper arm
carotid - Answer-neck
Popliteal - Answer-back of knee
dorsalis pedis - Answer-runs along line between 1st and 2nd toe, pulse felt midfoot
posterior tibeal - Answer-divides btwn medial malleolus and heel into lateral and medial
plantar arteries
oxygen saturation - Answer-the ratio of the amount of oxygen present in the blood to the
amount that could be carried, expressed as a percentage
sphygmomanometer - Answer-instrument to measure blood pressure
98.6 - Answer-normal oral and tympanic temperature
99.6 - Answer-Normal rectal temperature
97.6 - Answer-normal axillary temperature
60-100 - Answer-Normal pulse rate
12-20 - Answer-normal respiratory rate
96-100 - Answer-Oximeter reading in a normal, healthy person
below 120 - Answer-normal systolic blood pressure
below 80 - Answer-normal diastolic blood pressure
cyanosis - Answer-a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or
inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
distension - Answer-a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal
mechanism of injury - Answer-a force or forces that may have caused injury
orthopnea - Answer-discomfort or difficulty in breathing while lying flat; difficulty is
relieved by sitting up
